OSHA Inspection: JJ US GENERAL CONSTRUCTION, INC

Issued

2012-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(13):     Employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph (b)      On or about August 21, 2012:    Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 feet while engaged in residential construction on the second floor, laying out for the erection of exterior walls.

Issued

2012-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $1200.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.503(a)(1):     The employer did not provide a training program for each employee potentially exposed to fall hazards to enable each employee to recognize the hazards of falling and the procedures to be followed in order to minimize these hazards:    On or about August 21, 2012:    Employer failed to implement and maintain a fall protection training program for employees that were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 21 feet while prepping second floor area for exterior walls.

Issued

2012-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1060(a):     The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders and stairways, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and stairways and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards.    On or about August 21, 2012:    Employer failed to provide a training program to employees to help to eliminate or utilize the hazards associated with using ladders on the job site, to include the proper use and set up of step ladders.

Issued

2012-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $1600.00 · Current $800.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):     Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    On or about August 21, 2012:    Employees were exposed to fall hazards of approximately 11 feet while utilizing a step ladder to gain access to the second floor working area in where the rails of the ladder did not extend at least three feet above upper landing surface.

Issued

2012-09-26 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-10-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(4):     Ladder(s) were used for purposes other than the purpose for which they were designed:    On or about August 21, 2012;    Employees were exposed to fall hazards of appoximately 8 feet while utilizing a step ladder to access an upper working surface, in which the step ladder was not being used as intended. The step ladder was being used as being leaned against a wall and not extened into to an A frame shape.